A bullying awareness day, street briefings and litter pick are among the activities taking place during Not In My Neighbourhood Week (NIMNW) in Wokingham.

Police in the borough are using the national initiative to show what work is taking place to make the area safer.

The week runs from Monday to Friday and will see crackdowns on speeding and work to educate children about crime.

Events include a litter pick in Earley on the Hornbeam Estate, speed enforcement on Wednesday in Nine Mile Ride and at Woosehill and a Bullying Awareness Day in Twyford.

Inspector Lindsay James, deputy commander of Wokingham police, said: “We want to use NIMNW to show the residents and businesses in Wokingham what we are doing to keep them safe and also what they can do themselves to help.

“A range of people work together to keep you safe, including the neighbourhood policing team, community safety team at Wokingham Borough Council, neighbourhood wardens, youth workers, Neighbourhood Action Groups (NAGs), Neighbourhood Watch and Crimestoppers.

“We would encourage residents to take this week as an opportunity to contact their neighbourhood policing team to request a home security check, as the clocks have just gone back giving us darker evenings.”

Police are planning to have a knife arch to detect concealed weapons, drug itemiser to swab town centre revellers for drugs, and sniffer dogs in Wokingham town centre and other areas in the run-up to Christmas.

NIMNW aims to increase awareness among the local community of what police are doing to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour and encourage the public to engage with the police.

From Monday to Thursday there will be displays and information about the work of the Safer Community Partnership at the council offices in Shute End, Wokingham, during working hours.